Over 200,000 individuals under the age of 20 in the U.S. are diabetic. The majority of them have type 1 diabetes, often referred to as juvenile diabetes. However, as obesity rates in children continue to rise, type 2 diabetes is becoming more common in young people. From 2001 to 2009, there was a 30.5 percent increase in type 2 diabetes in youth. There are now an … [Read more...] about Type II Diabetes- A Growing Crisis For Children & Teens